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- Ovulation The release of the ripe egg from the ovary. The egg is released when the cavity surrounding it (the follicle)…
- Toxin, botulinum See: Botulinum toxin
- Psychiatrist A physician (an M.D.) who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness…
- Heart rate The number of heart beats per unit time, usually per minute. The heart rate is based on the number of…
- Visual acuity test This test measures how well you see at various distances. It is the familiar eye chart test. The eye chart…
- Cruciate ligament, anterior The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis See: Diffuse mastocytosis
- Inferior A large vein that receives blood from the lower extremities, pelvis and abdomen and delivers it to the right…
- Intelligence test A questionnaire or series of exercises designed to measure intelligence. It is generally understood that…
- Endocervical curettage The removal of tissue from the inside of the cervix using a spoon-shaped instrument called a curette
- Escherichia coli Full term for E. coli, the colon bacillus.